tall poppy syndrome
Navalny's Lawyers Are Tall Poppied
The care of human life and happiness, not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government. Abraham Lincoln Navalny's Lawyers Are Tall Poppied0:00/658.5841× In a previous blog, I discussed Alexei Navalny and two Russian compatriots under a different pretext (see Navalny-Skripal-Prigozhin:

Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) - Podcasts
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles. Isaiah 40:31 I published a blog about the above subjects (see J. D. Vance, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), and the Tall Poppy Syndrome). A lot has changed since then, namely,

Galileo is Tall Poppied by the Pope.
Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. ~ Lord Acton Galileo is Tall Poppied by the Pope0:00/575.4241× Lord Acton's famous quote Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority:

Good Envy and Tennis Tall Poppies.
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 Good Envy, Tennis Greats, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/1035.3841× The Awakening Slave The Awakening Slave sculpture by Michelangelo is a powerful representation of the human struggle to break free from physical and spiritual constraints. Created

Anger, Tall Poppy Syndrome, and Schadenfreude - The Luigi Mangione Story.
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27 Anger, Tall Poppy Syndrome, and Schadenfreude (The Luigi Mangione Story)0:00/834.0961× This is a jam-packed session. I am joined by Dr.

"Above Reproach" and the Tall Poppy Syndrome
Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach. 1 Timothy 3:2 "Above Reproach" and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/648.6241× From my book The Tall Poppy Syndrome - The Joy of Cutting Others Down: Pompeia

The American Variant of Tall Poppy Syndrome: A Cultural Analysis
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Proverbs 16:4 American Tall Poppy Syndrome - A Deep Dive0:00/1087.8241× In the landscape of social phenomena, Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) - the tendency to criticize or sabotage successful individuals - presents

Artificial Intelligence and The Tall Poppy Syndrome
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 1 Corinthians 13:4 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly even in my small sphere. AI theoretically is a summation of the past but lacks representation of the most recent past. That

A Primer - About the Tall Poppy Syndrome
Listen to a 26-minute audio program about the Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) at: https://www.tallpoppysyndrome.org/primer Tall Poppy Syndrome - A Primer The Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) is a social phenomenon in which individuals of distinction or success are targeted for criticism, resentment, and even attempts to bring
Caitlin Clark - WNBA Rookie of the Year - Tall Corn Poppy.
The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end. Max Beerbohm. Audio Commentary0:00/666.0440821× Papaver rhoeas has common names including corn poppy, corn rose, common poppy, field poppy, Flanders poppy, and red poppy. The corn
